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1CHriStin,l Mirror.l

We submit that this old maxim, "ln
time of peace prepare for war;" in the
sense in which it is commonly used,
is both unsound and mischievous.
Let us as nation be just, honorable,
and patient, in other words, be Chris
ton, and we shall not need vast war
ships to defend our seaports. Herein,
we hold, is the best solution of ali
fishery questions, and all boundary
disputes, of every matter, indeed,
which in this Christian age is likely
to come into dispute between nations
that bear the Christian name.
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Dr.. rrl.c,' rr 'cIvcl ti''! '!';:;'' q. Doctor oc
Sacru;I - c1"y i.'".n r:.ai:y Coi":', 1,"T.
foY;l CaHn., il r.: Ia5 ~ n,'';o' -: Laws
frnI f:rs,arS cn....:r. Geneva, y. Y. in
III. and Tx; # Nn.;rr o.. C,.ol Law from
the University nf @; nrl il l".I.
Dr.. Potter w.' l"irc r!n:'ri' both timos
before hc bcra:.:a h'&'rcn. j.:' !.rf vile WIS
frol Schenectady, -! !:;'@".:i wife, WHO
dicrl solnr yea; ~ w. t. ::::;re Of Scot
land. Th~c" G:.i,'r, n :i:.v:;:" LIN, Professor
William Po.:.r, {: The U"i'cr-i"y Of st.
Lo;:;s; -Irs. C;,:ur"r;-. VI ,InsA l;:E',anti waS
resi-. !c,lt cf I",.",ci,,:ir. "::t -; Anna Tot
te-. Asais:.:;s =: .:lt, it.:;r. t.'n E"v. Nr.
Carlson y. -'o,;:... CO.. -.nis:t i'":::rr,
President E.-1,.c'rs :Iu,t i":.- :, cf l.n!Iar3
co:.r,;,: Howard ,s.'.". -, l,i!.;cr: ::!Hl Id
w:.rl pU.'c:'. u '......t''", ;:"t :n:s nj lis
brother &c i;;l i:::.''::o =: -Nts:, "t ntnr%yl
va:?;a.
E:s::oo Fo:;:.~v:4 l"":,.l - ;'.::::"~';:7 l:st
fro.a Grin;ry .N"cl. "::a''' M;:I :.:G!alcd
SO E:aay y,,:?>:;::,;.. "." :;:: -! :H:'vico was
an ;nyrc.i", o::2 cd ": a.. .:'!cd b. Gee
Cat,o"s Iro:n v%r.oai C,.:~.r; ;:mt church
boards ard l::;:.2y ro:"i.!ri:- .ro?!r
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fHIriSfinn Jntelli1encPr.)

IMMoRALITY INCREASED BY THE
ISSUANCE OF SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
The immoral;ties displayed in the
daily newspapers should not awaken
surprise. When the papers began to
publish Sunday editions they sought
the patronage of people holding infe-
rior moral standards, and such pat
IONS, with some exceptions, are not Of
Tended by a particular record of shame
ful misconduct in various relations Of
life. The spirit which leads one man
or q company of men to violate one OF
the commandments of God, naturally
develops into disobedience to other
commandments. Sabbath breaking
has always resulted in immortality.
The moral tone of II considerable part
of the community is declining. There
is market for the wares offered by
The offending journals.
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"Iie Left a Very Large Property"


obituary, and it suggests some rehec-
tiunS:
What n pity he was obliged to leave
it! IIe had taken great delight in ac-
cumulatiug it. As he added field to
field, aud farm TO ;nrnl, he had looked
with pride upon his extended domain,
conscious that he was the largest land
holder in his community. His cattle,
if not wandering upon q thousand
hills. ranged over thousands of acres
nf rich pasturage. Stocks. notes,
bonds, mortgages, crowded his safe.
And it was all the fruit Of bis own in
Gus,ry, ehcrgy aud good Judgment.
The rust of usury and the canker Of
extortiou had not Scared any Of his
gold. It was well and fairly earned,
aud lie loved itaIl the more because it
was so. 1t gricved him to leave this
large property, TO depart from the
world as poor az he came into it, and
to enter the other world utterly desti-
tute of the wealth he so much loved
in this. But he had to leave it, every
cent of it.
Ele might have taken it with him.
Rather, let us say, he might have sent
it forward in advance of him. As the
capitalist, who contemplates moving
to a foreign country, converts his pro-
perty into drafts and RENTS from time
to time to the land of his future resi-
dence, he might have made remittan-
ccs to that undiscovered country, so
that on his arrival there, lie would
fad abundant treasures laid up in hea-
ven. Every dollar which he had CIV
en-, consccrating it with sincere prayer.
to assist in carrying the glad tidings
of salvation to the ends of the earth
every contribution i'm aid of the many
Christian enterprises for the glory of
God, and the good of man; every cup
lof cold wafer given to disciple in the
lame of q disciple; every tear Of piOus
sympathy for the suffering; every gift
OF kindly charity to the needy, would
have added to the store Of his durable
rici.rs." He might have been rich to-
wari God, and Il joint heir with Jesus
Christ TO an Inheritance incorrnptib'e,
rndciiled. and that fadcth not away.
!" il was sad for him to leave that
large property, now much sadder thai
.lc sent none Of il before him.
1t is much more pleasant to so to,
than TO leave large property. The
man who, poor in this worlds goods,
ut rich in faith, closes his eyes upon
this lie, goes to take possession of .
large property. He owned rot foot
cf land on earth, but 'Or him "swect
Gelds terond tho swelling flood stand
dressed in living green" His food
here was coarse, perhaps scanty; but
there he will eat freely from the tree Of
life, which yield twelve manner Of
fruits. His garments here were plain
and poor, but there lie shall be clothed
in white robes, washed and made
white in The blood OF the Lamb He
associates here with those who are de-
sriacd and rejected of man, but there
his companions will be an innumera-
bic company of angels and the gener-
ii assembly and church of the first
born. Who would not rather so to Il
large property than to leave it?
Western Recorder.
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(HlteriW'.)

We read, we confess with no great
surprise, that the Papal delegates
bringing from Rome to Cardinal Glib
bons, of Baltimore, the insignia of his
office, found their baggage and effects
passed through our Custom House free
of duty: and that the committee ap-
pointed to receive those delegates were
furnished with a government revenue
cutter for the purpose of meeting the
steamer and conveying them to the
railway station at Jersey City. We
rise to a point of order: Is it proper
for our government to extend these Of
fetal courtesies to one denomination
and to withhold them from others ?
Or have we, in fact, a State religion? ?
What sort of & country is this, any
how?
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What Others Say.
[Amrricnfi Sentinel

I1NlfTlCFtTt SP1NIHeI.T
ave propose such an Amendment
to the Constitution of the United
States Tor its preamble) as will suita-
bly, acknowledge Almighty as the au-
thor of the nations existence and the
ultimate source Of its authority, Jesus
Christ as its ruler, and the Bible as
the supreme rule of it's conduct, and
thus indicate that this is q Christian
nation, and place all Christian laws,
institutions, and usages on an undeni-
able legal basis in the fundamental
law of the land"
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4 Good Word For tho Cont,

The h"1l;hfulncss of goats milk is n
well l:::Gv:n fact, and in many parts Of
In9opc these animals are kept with dc
ci,ied profit. Professor Long, Of England,
advises people who can:ot afford the luz
Of Il COW TO licepa goat. because it Can be
!;c,.t cheaper t:lan any otlcr animal and
vii y.vll IL profitable return in milk. lie
thinks the expense of maintaining one
wvI,!d not exceed s. II year, while it
VA cat almost any kind of food and yield
from one ;nd onc-haif to two quarts
OF lail!, /: Cay, worth at least eight cents
quart
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THE LATE C,2HcP POTTER
A Lie Full Of Good r,"":ia Brought to
:, Close,

A Lie Full Of Good T'""sa Brought to
u C;oac.
h2dcat' of l'ishn? Iior:;tio Potter, Of New
York. winch occurred Inst wc"li. closed an
cri.ros,! career Of ti;:t:-two years. Hc was
hurn at E.r!; 49,, nr.v L. Crane, Dat! hes
comfy. =. y, Tcb. Q. iS11. lie ;.W:icI
ct Uuicn co1ie,c al<. Wis graduated from
that Institution cf lrarAi::.; in ISL, AMI A
year later waa ordained Il G,;l"on by G;shop
Hobart, slortiy aitGrwayrl being ordained >
priest AZ about IL" sa!Ic time he was ar-
pointed prorcs$orof mathematics and natural
philosophy il Washing: Oh. now Trinity, ro!-
lc:rc. Hartford, Conn, which chair he filled
for Eve years in the ncantimc declining an
invitation C. lr"Onlc assistant minister OF tho
Monumental vhurc, .t Nir,;loi.l, Va. ii l%;33,
bcwcrcr. hc ,ict.;l"d to leave thc college and
accented The Iectnr;hip tf ~ Peters church.
In l%H37 j" WIS invitcd II tho presidency Of
Trinity college, int declined il, b:ing unwil,-
inc to b. turncd aside from lis pastoral
work. II remained rector Of ST. Peters
until 1854, when on Ii" death Of bishop
Wainwright h. Wa; chosen provisional bishop
of tho diocese Of New York. being consecrated
in November OF that year. 10 could not,
however, take tho full title Of bishop while
his roa'liutor, Bishop o. T. OndcrGonk, tho
diocesan, WHO hal bc:. suspended, WIS still
alive; but ut lis dc;lta, il Isl, Bishop Po:t"r
succeeded TO full iuris,li"iion. BY IL singular
coincidence, Rev. Dr.. A.oHzo Potter, brother
of the subject of this sketch, sil,'cecl"l a
brother of D;Shnp Oadcr,lonk Of New York
as bishop of p,lEisyivniin.
During Bishop Po:tcr's incumbcncy tho re-
sponsibilitics and the interests of the dioccsc
OF New York increased enormously. Tho
diocese i'll 1874 included Il, 100 square miles,
900 cergymcn, 2I} churches, 1879 commu-
nicatS and ll.0l0 Sunday school scholars In
1856. when the C;uct.s2 ws t.iyi.etl. t!ln ciCr y
list l.rd increased t. .07. a:rl there were ;"22i
prii hes, :3,igJ Cu!li:uui'ant; ard 81, ,44
SUNDAY school scholars. wIr:;c tio cnniri5u-
tiurs hui increased TO $Hi@Sil. Thus. while
the congregations hal doubled. IT," collections
hal ucI::y quairu!::2!. in l."3 two lar@e
nrra w.rr >c,rarat Il from the original dio"':e
t. l.li:" r.g'l. G!0"cst so. A:!nnyaIa LonS
I In i. Thu SIC territory ovcr wA."h Ei,hOp
Potter Presided w., r.t.u.r"l t. 1850 Square
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This gun. rs ILLUSTRATED, is mounted upon
s., coast carriage. Thr following dimensions
Va serve to convey sorae idea of its enormous
So: Length, IS feet inches; diameter of
,o~;., Is inches; weight ll5 tons: charge OF
Yow;!cr, so pounds; weight of rroi"ctilc.
$50 ca",l*; nruzzle energy, $4,000 foot tons.
This .rn, with the exception Of one "s The
sl"lc sic, t,!n property of the Italian govern
rlcnt. is the largest piece of ordnance in the
VOID.
But powerful rs arc these monster guns,
means have always been found for withstand
i.,c. tAn:r force. The port Of Antwerp, Del
c:,:;a. has among IT'S tlcfenscs one of Gruson's
iron cupol,ls, which has been tested and
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ro!:r wAn,;woRTu 'TnE NARRows," n. Y.

rOET wAp:WOETu, THE NARRoWS,' n. y.
Du"i < tie past few months the press or
the scaioard cities has had q great deal to
sly regarding the needs of more modern de-
fcl, cs and the initial number Of Scribncrs
n:a-a:,nr contains an article ON the same sub
jet b;' CAPT. +. V. Greene, United States
e:.cne2r. Capt. Greene holds that while
o..i,l ~: t;ons have been advancing, we have
500! Ill Gnl urges the necessity of action
= c:!c; No6 that thcrv IS any danger that
cn,'~:sn country will Ike able to subj gate th''
,.ni.,l States, nut it is feared that in case of
! ) ltcs the SHIPS of foreign power would
a,!. ~ rn.rrl.tcly destroy the magnificent
c'..;:; o; lies t,.at arc strung along tho
20 :. o thrrwo o"'a:ls and those OF tho s,r""t
:" :cs. T.i:; is rendered possible largely ly
- L.: .,;;.s made ut the krupp wor.;S,
;.Ssc:l, Germany.
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roin;:t!. a; the cessation of ho5tlllties he WIS
l"cvc;cd brigatlicr general.
GtH. 3-ouniight was Douglas Democrat
Ori ,i:.2!ly, but became q Republican
il IGl. In 1SGS he was chosen Sec
rv:ry of state by the Republicans,
but two years later he rcnounced that party
anl G.5;ain bccan" Democrat. From lS''
to Ia Inclusive he served in the sta;e
s2.,;.tr IL la, having III the meantime
he'd various other positions of trust i'll lis
l,.:r.y hr was chosen rlcctor at large Tor
C.2vylAld AID Hendricks. In August, lS.G,
IL. w;:.; nominated for governor and po.i,d
llGC;J woes His nomination to the gov
c!:!ul.i!i., Of Wyoming was Il surprise scll-
orally, but lJ no one more than to himself.
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l. is time t,:c l,u::!.,.;;"..:: :::,torl Of ~
pointing rs ;:;:i;o: i"-:. :.',;'!,:1:7'l r'"H wish
no i:nov.as.~,r ant Ia:3 t,.::a To- !.:2uc3 r.2s
a,.".:s.:c,! l':A..cy c..::s":j ".:o In:.2r-
stanl what thry:ia ab,,;tt. y few years
since = Lri~,.t c!,r:i il Il lie corporation
was aboa5 re; IN, a",i wishing 10 Go the
honest thiH~, lie s,.o",~i tx: t.:c ct:;.!!::i%:g
hui bctl CG..c b. n;l:i, ;;!pl t!:ou,;h tArc
WIS nothing, vrcHg il lis a""o::n:;, lie cx-
posed the folly of tal:in:, incapable men tc
perform tie wor.l.-i5ostoa Journal.
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Pay as you go, and keep out Of
debt" is a doctrine we try to instil into
our readers. We could not possibly
give sounder or better piece of advice.
It shonld even be regarded religious
duty. One of the unmistakable signs
of the degeneracy of the present age is
the Indifference of men as regards
their pecuniary obligations. A note is
due, or the interest, payable annually
on the same, and the day is allowed
to pass without the least effort to dis
charge the debt. And the saddest feat
ure is by no means the lack of effort
on the part of the debtor, it is his in
sensibility to the sacredness of a prom
Use.
1.-THE failure of men to keep prom
iscs in this respect and the utter indif-
ference of protesting Christians to the
fulfillment of their promises is one of
the great stumbling blocks in the way
of men of the world. The carelessness
of some men in keeping promises
causes great hardship to Others in
meeting obligations. We once paid a
bill to mechanic OH Christmas day.
He said, Il am glad to see that. for [
promised topay bill to-pay, and L
did not have the money He went at
once and paid it. The next man made
a similar statement and the incident
attracted attention so that as matter
of curiosity we kept track of the mon-
ey and found it paid debts five times
before night. If all congregations
would pay up their pastors for the year
and enable all pastors to pay up their
bills at the same time it would do
much to take away rcproach from the
church and the ministry. If every
ncrson would consider this a matter of
Christian principle, and make an hon
est effort to keep from violating sacred
promises very many hearts would he
relieved from burdens that take away
nj the pleasure Of al otherwise merry
Christmas. If. rs is sometimes the
case, il is Impossible to meet obliga-
eions, then do the nrXt best thing. Go
20 the creditor AL ell Kim your con-
Aitior, and at iv;rSt make him feel that
Won arc an honest man. !Vid'dnd.
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serving as cabin
boy on the voyage
here. Deciding to
make the west his
home he settled in
Kansas in 1857, ard
was q farmer there
when the civil war
broke out. In 1861
he went to the front
as a private SOL
dier in tho cavalry
ranks, and by meri-
torious cond u C t
rose to the rank Of
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cR;.s1N.s I,lPEyErRAnLE cUPoIA.

CR;'S0NS 5 IIPENETNANIE CCPUL.A.
found to be almost inpervious to shot or
she'll. The claims of this cupola, which
seems to he in some degree an adapta-
l;on OF The principle that won for Erics-
son's Monitor such fame, are being pushed
vigorously, and it is believed by those who
atlrocatr it that its adoption, armed with
prefer guns, would render our ports impreg-
,lnlAln
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(Ncp York -adr0cGtc.)

The .Suuduy-School Times calls ut
tcntion to the fact that the notices OF
the three rich benelactors, Girard
Peabody, and Montefiore united take
less room than john Wesley or Ma
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Dronklvn j. nn longer The city Of
churci:r<. Philadelphia having carried
,nat in'rorabIc distinction. In the
ely o. Hroihe:Iy Love there IS one
church. for every LOO people the
pr>Ly:rr;ans lc;lg She leading de-
nomination. closely followed hr EpiS-
ropalians, Meehodists and Baptis;s.
In Philadelphia there were last year
twenty-siX church and chapel dedica-
tionS.
We notice from the accounts given
in our Boston exchanges that Revs.
sam jones and Small are attracting
immense crowds III That city. and the
people are amazed at the simplicity,
earIlcstnrSs aHd power with which
these men OF God preach the Word.
The secular papers are doing much
good for the cause Of Christ by pub
llshing daily copious extracts Of their
ermons.-Baltimore Episcopdl Meth
Odist.
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Our COAST DEFENSES.
THc ADVANCES MADE IN HARSOR
FO3TIFlCATlCNS.

TIC Ola Torts Now Practically Useless
The Largest Gun in the "orld-Ehe
Dcnah Dealing Torpcdo-Gruson's LIN
rc"ut-::h!c CupoIa
To C!e.:ion Of coast dcfcn:cs for this
c,ra.:;:y l::!S !.c"n actively before the public
for c;:.,,.: lightly years. The same arguments
wh:,a wG:e originally used, pro and con,
holl ;.""l to-day. The system, as it ut
pro- Ut ryiS.S. was conceived and carried out
by g.. Joseph G. Totten, who completed the
w3.i; a,,out twenty years ago. At that lime
tic f0":s OF which Fort WaGSworh is good
ryai.,pn. were considered we'll nigh inlprcgg-
made wien atlopted but with the increased
,n9lrlr;.tive power of modern artillery the
uu fu!.c&; of these old time Notifications
his Departed
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kcc,:;,:n; 20 t:c la:c:S e"timat" eleven
hm1riy:u la..i,iuHs Crc 10" engaged to
mGrry iorci,n titles.
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GEN. THOMAS MOONLIGHT.
Nominated for Governor of Wyoming by
President Cleveland.

Con. Thomas Moonlight, who has been
::2:.ictl for tic position of governor Of Wyo-
min: territory, is a native of Arboath, For
farsLirc, Scotland, and was born Nov. 10,
80. Whom still II lad no came to America,
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-22
FOR THE MILITIA.

A grand masquerade carnival will be
given zt the Iona Lght Guard rink on
Thanksgiving niSht-
The annual election OF officers OF Com
pany Z. of Saginaw. will De held on the
second Monday IN December. rhe COM
pany has secured an extension of their
lease OF the Armory building until Rext
May. and the members are pleased AZ the
thOugat that they will not be compelled TO
move during the winter
The Jackson Rides (Co d bave one OF
the finest halls for dancing parties ia the
city. and their hops are always largely
attended The hop TO be given oy them
next "Wednesday evening viii. it IS said.
be one of the best Of the series. aud 10 Is ex-
pected tbs attendance viii be one Of the
largest ever gathered on a similar occasion
IN the city.
All the necessary Arrangement for .
contest Of much interest 10 militia and
sportsmen. had been made ia the form Of a
ride G. ntsst between Corporal Wiley. OF
Fsrrysourx. the crscC shot Of tOur. r,
and Bsu Richardson. roteo sportsrsal 0i
the place. 5ufieisnt stazes 20 maSe the
affair interesting were 20 be put up, out The
whole fnIar hss been Knocked ia the head
D. tha tackdOEu % Richardson. Eho
claims bis zrn q 0us Of order snd can't h
liked. Tie affair vss also 20 decide ths
relative merits 81 the muzzle and oreech-
loading rites. and as the case E0w stands
tee brave Corporal sid the oreechi1a1er
comes cur aneal.-9 9-fHd VI ueR III 5sH~.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-22

Hare is case vbers tae neT Mich'g gan
marriage az conHictsd vith ths matri-
nsonial designs cf Young AMI loving ecu
PIE. I've Riea,suj county. l0aioA cousins
~ho -ere 60 have been married. snd f1r
wh,ch svant the guests were invited sul the
fe~st spread. have heen asving treueI1us
s~firs. sccofdiaE 10 tbe Mansfield Nsss
Tae zrrcsu Vent 10 zef = Hcease out it was
refused. beCause ne s-aiuses q orio fefsid
rhs ussrIt s4e of ec1sins. Bgr the guests
.sseusbied sfe tae usIE-sze feast ana vent
b.,fne ubii~ t1e ~ou-s-oe hrlds and <rocn
ha.faDai 10 Il e1i-sn t3r matrimonial re-
taf Yet rrriEsng taere ther discovered
thst anier the prese7t crnsi hcenss laV Of
ths state IA eriat aiust - re>seent
ska,a,f f,r ax neafs< eefl-e shs ear -
ia~fstlv we.f The Haic ziri. however eas
.snd and vovs she Vi 1cf cross 1e Aichi-
x.o Hne untu six ncnt1s hsve ELAPSED.
-aen s1- 80 lswfaiiy msfTT tie maa Of
~ caosnR
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-22

The fresC0ng Of the vest corridor a. the
Capitol viii - completed today. and pre-
pafsuous are being msds % transfer the
WORK to the north corridor.
Past 5f the sKhioit thar has attracted the
attsnfiou 81 the Whole Uaitei Slklss rsDres-
sutsd In the National Grange wss the large
VARSITY Of Michigan ssaihsF. sergeant
Cosgsr gave m. it ran fsosn grave to zay.
from liveiv - severe. and was Dig sue
csss IN every stYls.
rt rasy interest our Granger friends C
know thar tie English sparro "a. when thsy
vere slioasd % come iat0 ihiS country that
they would work for their board and
eiotaes and Tree tas aud cf CsterpLiars AID
the rhsfrg txees Of worms. hsvsat done
snvfhinx of the kind. AT 0f vsIr1 caused
Gov Lnce o. doubtless remarx tssr 40 de-
pendenes could De paced oa imported con-
virf = ss,r